Create Jobs, Not Drama
On August 1, 2011, a group of 26 activists from VOCAL NY, Community Voices Heard and the National People's Action embarked to Washington D.C. to draw attention to the economic needs of the citizens of the United States. On...
Condoms Are Not Evidence
This spring, North Star Fund grantee Streetwise and Safe (SAS) co-hosted a forum with District Attorney Cy Vance where LGBTQQ youth from organizations like the Hetrick-Martin Institute, Streetwork, the Ali Forney Center, and Callen-Lorde's HOTT program had a chance...
Welcome Occupy Wall Street
Like so many others who believe deeply in the movement for equality, economic justice and peace, we at North Star Fund have been inspired by the activists organizing and participating in Occupy Wall Street (#OWS). In speaking to allies and...
Protecting Elders, Protecting Workers
As the generation of baby boomers grows older, the number of people in our communities who need care will grow rapidly, just as more and more workers will need quality, dignified jobs. The national Caring Across Generations Campaign, known...
Launch of Campaign for Fair and Just Policing
VOCAL New York, a North Star Fund Movement Leadership grantee, continues on a roll with another impressive victory this week. According to an announcement from VOCAL-NY, sent by Sean Barry, VOCAL's hardworking executive director: In response to mounting pressure, NYPD...
Leadership Movement on the Forefront
The financial crisis has caused government officials to distance themselves even more from their constituency. What we need is activism that cuts across individual groups and issues. With that in mind, North Star Fund established its new Movement Leadership...
A Few Bright Spots in an Age of Shadowy Media Ownership
With all the scandal around Rupert Murdoch's troubled media empire lately, the harms of media consolidation are clearer than ever. Last month, the New York Times reported that the U.K. phone-hacking scandal is causing many here in the U.S. to...
Winning Relief for Homeowners Facing Foreclosure
As a deacon at St. Stephen's and a real estate professional, I have heard many people's fears and concerns about foreclosure. As a member congregation of Brooklyn Congregations United, our church helped plan a meeting with the U.S. Department...
Tenants Are Starting to Win
What's new in the housing movement? The title says it: Tenants have started to win. It's been nearly 20 years since New York City's tenants could say this: We've begun to turn the tide in the fight for stronger...
DREAM Act Activists Won't Back Down
During the last week of June, hundreds of immigrant youth from across the country filled the halls of Washington, D.C. to call on Congress and the Obama administration to stop the deportation of immigrant youth and pass the DREAM...
